Human Rights Development in Central Asia since 1991

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Mekhrubon Tajikistan

About

Centralasiengrupperna

KAZAKHSTAN

I was born in 1994. I work as a project manager in the field of youth. The lives of young people today have improved significantly compared to Soviet times. The law today offers young people many more rights and opportunities than they had before. Nowadays, it is very easy to find an opportunity to leave the country for internships, studying or work – you just need the internet. In this technological era, a person can easily live in one country and study somewhere else. Unfortunately, Despite these positive changes in Tajikistan, the majority of young people dream of moving to another country permanently and building their lives there. Due to internal conflicts within the country, many young people are moving abroad, and unfortunately the government doesn’t seem to notice.

In the future, ideally, I dream that the opinion of young people should be taken into account at the state level, and that the state needs to understand that it is losing our trust, and that this is the most dangerous thing. After all, the future belongs to youth.

Central Asia Solidarity Groups (CAG) is a politically and religiously independent non-profit organization. Our mission is to promote a democratic Central Asia, with a strong, active and inclusive civil society ensuring that human rights are protected and social justice is achieved. We seek to accomplish these goals through long term solidarity work, trainings, exchange programs and advocacy efforts in the thematic areas of: 1. Democratic Youth Organizing 2. Gender Equality 3. Climate and environment 4. Conflict Transformation.

UZBEKISTAN KYRGYZSTAN TURKMENISTAN

TAJIKISTAN

years of independence of Central Asian Countries

How to get engaged? Bank account: 9670 04 899 05 Swish: 1233698479 Registration number: 802467-0195 Phone: +46 73 646 7661 Email: info@centralasien.org Home page: www.centralasien.org Office in Sweden Centralasiengrupperna Djäknegatan 23 211 35 Malmö Office in Central Asia Abdykadyrova 3a 723500 Osh, Kyrgyzstan

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Five Central Asian states gained their independence from the Soviet Union 30 years ago. Each country has chosen unique paths of development and transition to a market economy. While some countries embraced advice from the international community to introduce and adhere to democratic principles of governance, others chose not to. The region became of interest to China, Russia, the USA, as well as Iran, and Turkey, which placed Central Asia in the new "Great Game". Independence brought challenges in all spheres of the lives of ordinary people. Even though a tremendous amount of literature has been written about independent Central Asia, it does not always reflect the lived experience of ordinary people. This brochure is the collection of reflections from the people on how they experience independence, what challenges they face, and what hopes they have for the future.


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